Hello, I’m Christopher! Learn my introduction to be taught extra about me and my foolish Russian Blue cat, Olga.
Earlier than a good friend gave me a Siamese cat a number of years in the past, I knew little about them and had no thought how vocal they have been. I met a number of individuals who thought they have been meaner and extra devious than different breeds, which isn’t correct, however I don’t suppose they shaped their opinions from their private experiences.
Cartoon Animals
After they have been youngsters, they most likely watched Woman and the Tramp and didn’t recognize how Am and Si handled the canine. Films and tv packages affect us greater than we wish to admit, and Disney, particularly, has had a profound influence on our understanding of animals.
The writers and producers have good intentions, and it’s not their fault that we make assumptions based mostly on the actions of animated cats and canine. Some blame 101 Dalmatians for a rise in overbreeding and deafness in Dalmatians, however the movie didn’t comprise subliminal messages encouraging everybody to undertake and mistreat a high-energy breed.
Making Siamese appear to be manipulative fiends or portraying Dalmatians as pets any household can personal doesn’t hassle me. Cartoonists and writers have an inventive license to magnify; they’re not certain by breed requirements or veterinary proof. Nonetheless, I don’t like seeing live-action films with cats ingesting milk.
Milk and Hollywood Cats
Most cats are lactose illiberal, however characters who discover or rescue cats often give them milk even in immediately’s exhibits and movies. I perceive that it’s a staple in most houses, and unprepared, new house owners are unlikely to have cat meals. Due to the fats and protein, cats usually like ingesting milk till they get abdomen aches or diarrhea.
Since most cats don’t get severely ailing from milk, it’s higher for them to drink it in movies than eat a loaf of garlic bread or a bowl of raisins. Olga isn’t concerned with dairy merchandise and would ignore a bowl of milk if she escaped and was rescued by a considerate neighbor. She could be affectionate and playful but in addition shows the stereotypical conduct of “evil cats” within the films.
Olga’s Similarity to Church
If she have been resurrected like Church in Pet Sematary, Olga would most likely toss a useless mouse into my bathtub. Although Church, performed by seven cats, was a British Shorthair, he’s one of many few film cats that barely resembles Olga. When he hisses within the movie, he jogs my memory of her. Olga solely hisses at me once I return from a visit, and I really feel honored that I’m the one one who has seen her scary facet.
She likes hiding in the dead of night, stunning me with fast assaults, and hovering over me once I sleep late, similar to the fictional felines in movies. She makes the stereotypes appear extra believable however is extra manipulative and violent than my Siamese cat. Though Olga could be a superb horror movie cat, she wouldn’t get pleasure from being round unusual folks or capturing a film away from dwelling.
Movies and tv exhibits have portrayed cats as evil, insane, playful, detached, and ignorant, which isn’t an issue, however I’m shocked by how many individuals imagine what they see on a display.
This text is part of Christopher and Olga’s sequence.